Israeli prime minister signs deal to expand West Bank settlements under controversial E1 plan – Middle East Monitor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the signing of an agreement on Thursday to expand settlements under the so-called E1 plan aiming to split the occupied West Bank into two parts, Anadolu reports.

Addressing a press conference in the Ma’ale Adumim settlement east of Jerusalem, Netanyahu said he had signed the agreement with the heads of several settlement councils near the city to expand them under the plan.

The project, which envisions the…